Packaging
A wrecking ball graces the cover art of Merkin Ball. Mirror Ball and Merkin Ball complement each other in the layout and content of the packaging. The title Merkin Ball is a play on Mirror Ball. A merkin is commonly known as a pubic wig. Vedder came up with the title. In an interview, Vedder said that the title refers to an "arrowhead."
The handwritten nature and positioning of the band's name and release title also mirror elements of the cover of Neil Young's Tonight's The Night album (1975).
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